418, Lot: 471. Estimate $200. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vabalathus. Usurper, AD 268-272. Antoninianus (20mm, 3.74 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 2nd emission, AD 271-272. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; star to left. RIC V 6; MIR 47, 357o; BN 1267. Fine, green patina, earthen encrustation. Rare.